Music Intervention on Migraine Headaches

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-03

Study Completion Date

2019-03-15

Brief Summary

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Migraine is a frequent pathology, highly linked to anxio-depressive factors. Non-drug approaches are part of the therapeutic arsenal. Music therapy is a recent discipline expanding in hospital services and specialised ambulatory centers. The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of " U " technique in receptive music therapy on migraine frequency, on patients suffering from episodic migraines, through " Music care " software home use. Secondary objectives are to assess this technique impact on migraine intensity, duration, emotional effect (HAD score), functional impact (HIT-6 score), and acute treatment administration. This is a monocentric prospective before-after study carried out in chronic pain department of the CHU Sud Reunion.

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Detailed Description

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Despite converging evidence that music interventions are beneficial in a number of pain domains, additional research is needed to understand the impact of a music intervention on the debilitating nature of migraine headaches. Interestingly, a recently developed smartphone application called Music Care has been introduced as a music-intervention tool; however music type is controlled by the individual. A patient-controlled music intervention administered by Music Care has shown to alleviate negative psychological (e.g., depression) and physiological (e.g., pain and discomfort) outcomes associated with general chronic pain. However, no study has examined how music interventions administered via Music Care may be beneficial for individuals who experience migraines, thus potentially highlighting the effects of receptive music techniques in music therapy.

Therefore, the present investigation sought to examine the potential benefits of a patient-controlled, 3-month music intervention in individuals diagnosed with migraine headaches using the Music Care application. Patients from the university hospital center Sud Reunion (Saint Pierre, Reunion Island, France) within the Chronic Pain Consultation Group will be evaluated for inclusion in the study and will complete the 3-month music intervention. Participants will complete 1-2 sessions of listening to music per day, with a minimum of 15 sessions per month.

The following measures will be collected: the frequency of migraine attacks, the average duration of migraine attacks and the average intensity of migraine attacks. Patients will also rate levels of anxiety and depression associated with migraine headaches via the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). The impact migraines have on everyday level of functioning will be evaluated using the Headache Impact Test (HIT-6).

This is a pilot study, non-randomized, single arm and single center study.

Conditions

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Migraine Headache

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

A monocentric prospective before-after study on patients carried out in chronic pain department of the CHU Sud Reunion. Patients will be evaluated for inclusion in the study, and will complete the 3-month music intervention. Participants will complete 1-2 sessions of listening to music per day, with a minimum of 15 sessions per month. Before starting the musicotherapy program, retrospective data will be collected on the month prior regarding migraine attacks (frequency, severity, duration, treatment intake).

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Music intervention

The music intervention is administered via a smartphone- (and computer-) based application called Music Care.

Group Type OTHER

Music Therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

The music intervention is administered via a smartphone- (and computer-) based application called Music Care. The Music Care app is a receptive music intervention, allowing the patient to freely adjust the length of and choose the preferred style between different sequences of instrumental music. All musical pieces were recorded in high-quality recording studios with professional musicians. Music Care utilizes the "U" technique designed to gradually relax the listener. The "U" technique is implemented using a musical sequence of 20 minutes that was divided into 5 different musical pieces at 3 to 4 minutes each.

Participants will complete 1-2 sessions of listening to music per day, with a minimum of 15 sessions per month.

Interventions

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Music Therapy

The music intervention is administered via a smartphone- (and computer-) based application called Music Care. The Music Care app is a receptive music intervention, allowing the patient to freely adjust the length of and choose the preferred style between different sequences of instrumental music. All musical pieces were recorded in high-quality recording studios with professional musicians. Music Care utilizes the "U" technique designed to gradually relax the listener. The "U" technique is implemented using a musical sequence of 20 minutes that was divided into 5 different musical pieces at 3 to 4 minutes each.

Participants will complete 1-2 sessions of listening to music per day, with a minimum of 15 sessions per month.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with episodic migraine with at least 4 attacks per month
* Patients with migraines with or without aura with diagnostic criteria per International Headache Society
* Patients with a migraine for more than one year
* Diagnosis age \< 50 years
* Patients with an available internet connexion to access Music Care application
* Patients with minimal knowledge in informatics
* Patients who sign their inform consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients aged less than 18 years
* Patients with chronic migraine
* Patients with epilepsy
* Patients with a deficiency on auditive function
* Patients with a disease that could be fatal within the study period.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No